Speed control and braking system



June 7, 11938.

M. H. LOUGHRlDGE SPEED CONTROL AND BRAKING SYSTEM Filed July 19, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 1938- M. H. LOUGHRIDGE SPEED CONTROLrAND BRAKING SYSTEM Filed July 19, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 1N VEN TOR.

June 7, 1938. M. H. LOUG HRlDGE 2,119,550

SPEED CONTROL AND BRAKING SYSTEM Filed July 19, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet I5- Aifli 42 I 7 36 i'i gii T i 3.5 1 g 4 f8 33 i I 31 32 2 3 29 l 2 9 v V 22 [Z l I I 1 Q5 7/ 1 I IYNVENTOR.

June 7, 1938. M. H. LOUG'HRlDGE 2,119,550

SPEED CONTROL AND BRAKING SYSTEM 4 Filed July 19, 1934 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 9 in %MW M. H. LOUGHRjD GE 2,119,550

SPEED CONTROL AND BRAKING SYSTEM Filed July 19, 1934 June 7, 1938.

5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT orrics 42 Claims.

This invention relates to braking systems and to speed control systems, and it has for an object to provide a braking or retarding effect when a predetermined speed is exceeded. A further object of the invention is to obtain speed control by a differential mechanism which is operated in part by the driving mechanism. Another object of the invention is to provide a band brake for a brake drum with self-adjusting features to provide for misalignment between the axis of the brake drum and the fixed end of the brake band. A further object of the invention is to provide a differential mechanism for speed control purposes which is operated by but which is not incorporated in the main driving members. Other objects of the invention are more fully set forth in the following specification describing one form of the system and its mode of operation and which will be particularly understood from the accompanying drawings, in

which:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of the speed control mechanism from the top as applied to a revolving door mechanism;

5 mechanism shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line 33 of Fig. 1 showing the internal construction of the differential mechanism and the brake drum; 7

Fig. 4 is a detail in elevation showing the support for the brake band and the method for applying tension thereto;

Fig. 5 is an elevation of a link used in Fig. 4 taken at right angles to Fig. 4 from the left;

Fig. 6 is another detail of the end connection for the brake band and the method of applying tension, thereto;

Fig. 7 is a plan view, partly sectioned, of the brake band connection shown in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a plan View of a supporting bracket for the brake band;

- Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the self centering bracket shown in Fig. 8 for supporting the brake band;

Fig. 10 is an alternative form of retarding mechanism used with Fig. l in which a centrifuge is used to determine the predetermined speed;

Fig. 11 is another form of retarding device, partly sectioned, in which the retardation is obtained by an air flow through a restricted orifice;

Fig. 12 is a diagram illustrating the theory of operation of the system when an electric motor is used as a retarding agent, and,

Fig. 2 is a side elevation from the right of the Fig. 13 is a fragmentary end view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, showing how the braking mechanism is secured to an existing casting by a suitable base.

This invention embodies the features of the differential brake described in U., S. Patent 5 1,805,551, May 19, 1931, U. S. Patent 2,010,027, August 6, 1935 and U. S. Patent 2,037,034, April 14, 1935. In the above patent the brakes are controlled by a differential mechanism operated by a difference in speed between the driving and driven parts. In the present application'a differential mechanism is used to control the brakes, but the brake application is made effective only when a predetermined speed is exceeded. This result is obtained by operatively connecting one member of the differential mechanismv with a retarding device which permits a comparatively free movement of this member belowthe predeterminedspeed, and on the other hand, retards this member to cause a brake action when the permissible speed has been exceeded.

The invention as illustrated in Figs. 1 to 13 inclusive is applied to a revolving door mechanism of the type which is illustrated in U. S. Patents 1,536,196, and 1,536,197, May 5, 1925. This mechanism is selected to show the operating principles'of the invention because of the restricted space in which the braking apparatus must operate, because the supportfor the door is movable from the center .to the side of the aperture and because the vertical stem of the door is not always perpendicular and the brake band must be self-adjusting to suit these conditions. It should be understood, however, that the braking system and speed control of this invention is of general application in the mechanical arts.

Referring to the drawings, the central stem or shaft of the revolving door is indicated by H and carries the wings 24 in the door opening, which is not detailed in the drawings. The shaft it passes through an aperture 23 in the' cover 22 to the carriage which is mounted above the cover and which is rolled to one side when the wings of the door are collapsed. The carriage or frame is indicated as a whole by the reference numeral 52, which is provided with a socket at it engaged by the bearing stud'ld, whichis supported by the carriage 15. The opposite side of the carriage, not shown in Fig. 1, is correspondingly constructed so that the entirev mechanism is free to swing about the stud M.

The differential mechanism is indicated as a whole by It and is mounted on the end of shaft 1 I, and the base H, with suitable bearing memhers formed thereon, is suitably secured to the carriage or frame 52 and "Supports the mechanism that cooperates with the differential mechanis mfto operate the brakes. -By' the construction' shownthe invention is applied to a well ,known type of revolving door mechanism with out changing the mechanism itself or its mode ofoperation;

'By referring to Fig 3 it will be noted that the carriage I2 through the studs 26 havingthe coni- 1 eal ends 2? supports the saddle 28, which is provided with asuitable bearing block 2 to support andmember -30 the door: is suspended for rota tionby the shaft 5 i. It should be notedjthat the saddle 23 isvfreeito rock on the studs i l to the :extent of the'openingf 25in the carriage iZ and orrst'uds' Zigto the extent of theaperture d t :between 72 3 and 12; :This is requireddu'e to the fact that the door is moved to one side by pres-.

sure on the lower part of shaft/H which causes this shaft to tilt from the center indicated by the line a to" the'positions indicated by fc" and .bin a 'somewhatjexagger-ated form. T T The braking drum 3 has a groove formed at 32 abetween the ledges Ed-for the brakeband i 3 which .is lined with a suitable fabric as indicated at 33 l and which engages the drum 32 when the'brake is applied. The upper face of the brake drum memher is recessed to receive the bevel'gear 38 which I is'gsuitably secured to 3!] by screws or otherwise and engagesithe pinion gears 37 mounted on the bearing 36in the planetary member 35 which is mounted upon the sleeve 3!; The opposing bevel *gearfifi of the differential is mounted in the top lmemb'er d3 .andi's suitablysecured to the web M" of 'this member which in turn is mounted upon the sleeve 35 with the gear, dilieng'aging the gear 3131A screw collar :12 on the end'ofth'e; sleeve .3I1 holds "the differential mechanism in place. The. planetary member 35 is provided with a cam: 7 i and another cam which operate the braking system as the planetary member'is rotated.

1 The top'member 43 of the differential engages a ing frame ll pivotally mounted upon the vertical shaft :33 which is secured to base i l; The bearing frame is forced inwards by thespri'ng 50 connected to the bearingframe '52 at oneend and adjustablyconnect'ed to the swinging frame ll, 'atifii; This construction maintains the friction Wheel 44 in' engagement with 43 and causeslthe rotation of the armature of .motor 46 in corre-' spendence with the rotation of 43. A friction drive, as shown, isprefe'rred for this construction, butit is to be understood that where considerable resistance is to be ofiered to the rotation'of 53 spur gears may be preferable to'the friction drive. 1

"The planetary member is provided with an j, eyelet 55 to'which the 'coil spring 55'connects 'and' i's adjustably connected to the upstanding arm 53 on the base ll. The purpose of the spring 55 is to normally maintain the planetary member 35 of the differential mechanism in the neutral position and ito restore it to aneutral position as tl ie-I brakes are released' by a: reduction in speed.

' V The arm EI-fFf'i gsg and 4 is mounted upon the shaft 62 and is keyed to: this shaftatf83, the

generator d5.

shaft, beingsupported'by the bearing 52. The

outer end of the arm 6 lcarries the roller 2 I which" engages the periphery of the planetary member and rides upon the cams l9 and 20 as this member is moved from'the'neutral position in either direction.' This may be called the cam arm. Another arm 64 is keyedto shaft 62 at The. outer end of fiii'andthis link isformedwith a jaw at 68 torece'ive one end of thebrake band !8 which is pivotally secured to the jaw Gaby the plug 69.

Another link l'fi is pivotally mounted on the shaft 52 but is free to rotate on'this shaft. 'This link, at its outer end; has a jaw 73 pivotallycon ceives the opposite endita of the brake band whichis pivotally secured therein by the plug i l; Anari n "i5 mounted on shaft 62 and secured E5 and is therefore rotated with shaft 62 as the -rol1er 2i engages the cams.

arint ihas a link 5? pivotallyconnected thereto 10 nected thereto b-y the pin: 72 and this iew reto rotate therewith by the pin 16 abuts on the 1 central portion li of the link '69 so that whenthe shaft E2 is rotated in' a: counterclockwise direction, as indicated in Fig. 7, the link '10 isgrotated' therewith, but ii'shaft 82 is rotated in 'a clock- Wise direction thelinkld" is not moved thereby" and retains a position'tange'nt to the brakeband The lower end of the shaft 62 has' mounted thereon the arm 9 keyed to thisshaft at 93,"and carrying at its outer end the insulated contact member-9i moving over the contacts 95 of .a V

rheostat mounted on the plate 95. This rheostat regulates the resistance in the circuit of certain cases to providea support for: thebrake band somewhere near its central section. A sup- V I port of this kind'is indicated in Fig. 1, in which the stem 85 supports the horizontalarm '84 and the-link 82 which is attached to the brake band. This mechanism is morefully illustrated in Figs'. '8' and 9, in which the base 8] is secured to the f carriage i2 and is "provided with rounded collars atdii and- 95 engaging the horizontal 'arm 84 which is. provided with slotted apertures 86 for V the stem 35. friction wheel 34 connected with'the shaft %5 of ,the motored carried by the arms 48. of the bear- A spring 89, placed between the stem 85 and the rear portiontfi of arm 84, holds this arm normally in the horizontal position but the line 9 td correspond with the position of I the brake drum when tilted. 'As soon as the 'brake drum asumes the horizontal position the Th operation r the system as described will: 7 now be considered with reference to'the application and release of the brakes by the differential I mechanism, and with:relation to the selffadjustdrum is deflected frond the;1oerpendicular The The link 32 connects to the brake 65. ing features of the brake. band when the 'brake elements ofthe system will be understood from the diagram'in Fig. 12,, in which H represents :the driving shaft prdvidedwith a brakingdru'm' '32 to beengaged by a brake shoe H4. .Theshaft" it connects with one-side 39 of the differential; V mechanism I5 and the opposite side, 4|, connects with the retarding motor 46. This motorisprovided with a field coil H3 and connects to the v 7 Y 'permitsit to be deflected above the horizontal v to the position indicated by the line f and below the horizontal to the position indicatedby rheostat 96. This rheostat has a contact member 91 mounted on, but insulated from, the arm BI and connected with the opposite side of the motor 46. Thus the movement of arm 91 varies the resistance in the field I I3 of the generator 46 which is otherwise short circuited upon itself and sets up a retardation corresponding to its speed and which can be regulated by regulating the resistance of the rheostat.

The planetary member 35 is maintained in the neutral position by a spring and has provided thereon a cam I9 which engages the portion IIZ of the lever 65, moving this lever on its pivot I II against the action of spring II5, thereby bringing the brake shoe I I4 into engagement with the brake drum 32 and changing the value of the resistance in the fieldcoil I I3. When the shaft I I is rotated it produces a corresponding rotation of the parts M and 35. Theplanetary member 35 must overcome the tension of spring 55 before it can move from its neutral position, with the result that the driving movement from shaft 1! applied to 39 is taken up by the corresponding reverse movement of member AI and generator 46. At normal speeds the movement thus applied to generator 46 offers very little retardation to M and there is not sufficient torque applied to the planetary member 35 to rotate this member to the brake applying position. As soon, however, as the generator lfiexceeds the normal speed the retardation to 4| is thereby materially increased with the result that the sustained excessive speed of shaft II moves the planetary member 35 against the action of spring 55 until the cam I9 engages the roller 2! and thereby causes a brake application and a reduction in speed. This reduces the speed at which the generator 46 has been driven, resulting in reducing its retardation and permitting the spring 55 to restore the planetary member to the neutral position, thus releasing the brake application. The planetary member 35 is provided with the cams I9 and 20, one on each side of the roller 2I, so that a braking eifect will be obtained when the shaft II is rotated at excessive speeds in either direction.

The sensitiveness of the system described can be regulated by regulating the speed of retardation of the generator and by regulating the tension on spring 55. In the application to revolving doors it has been found that speeds upto 12 R. P. M. are entirely safe for most trafiic, while speeds of from 15 to 20 R. P. M. are liable to cause accidents and a speed control device of the type described is desirable to prevent these excessive speeds. When the door is started from a position of rest and is quickly accelerated to a speed of 10 or 12 R.'P. M. there is the possibility that this quick acceleration will momentarily speed up the generator to the retarding point andcause a partial movement of the planetary member but this partial movement does not result in a brake application as the cams I9 and 253 are so located that the partialmovement must be exceeded before these cams become effective in applying the brakes.

,The alternative retarding device for themember 43 illustrated in Fig. 10 comprises the centrifuge I00 driven by the friction wheel M and having a collar Iili which slides on the shaft 35 and carries the flange I02 into engagement with the brake shoe IE3 which is manually adjusted by the screw I64. The arrangement shown in Fig. 11 has the friction wheel 44 driving the air fan I05 in the funnel I06 with the orifice 151.

This orifice is controlled by the slide valve I08, operated by shaft 59 and linked by'98 to the arm 94 which is controlled by the arm 6|. As the fan I05 increases its speed it delivers more air to the orifice I0? which sets up a retardation to the fan and this retardation may be further increased by the valve 508 reducing the orifice IIi'I.

From Fig. 1 it will be noted that the shaft 62 which supports the arms carrying the brake band 18 is fixed with relation to the base I7 and the carriage I2, while the brake drum may be deflected to have its center corresponding with the position b or c. If it is assumed that the center of the brake drum is deflected to the position b, then the periphery will correspond with the dotted line c. This permits the roller 2! to move towards the'center to engage the line e and moves the center of the. arm 6! from the position indicated by line it to the position in dicated by the line 7', and in turn the shaft 52 is rotated so as to bring the center of arm 64 from the position indicated by line it to the position indicated by line"l. At the same'time the arm '55, Fig.7, is moved to the position indicated in dotted outline at p while the link ill remains tangent to the end 18a. of the brake band. The result is that by moving the center of the brake drum away from the shaft 52, the brake band has been correspondingly shifted through the movement of the arm 6% to compensate for this change in centers. The brakes may be operated under these new conditions but the lost motion between a5 and iii must be taken up before a pull is applied to the end I80. of the brake band.

If the brake drum center is shifted to the poSition c the roller 2i will be moved outwards from the center and the arm 64 will be correispondingly moved in a counter-clockwise direction about the shaft. 62 thereby taking up the slack in the brake band. The normal operation of the link 70 in the brake applying position is indicated by the line m moving the brake band I So into position corresponding with line 11 1' brake drum is comparatively deep and permits a reasonable amount of slack to exist in the brake band so that small variations between the centers a and 52 can be compensated for in this way. It is also to be noted that where the brake band is applied with a pull at one end only such through the arm it the end 58a may be'secured to a fixed member on the base 57 instead of the link E0. The ends of the brake band are rounded where they fit into the connecting jaws as ind cated at M, 5, so that the band itself may pivot about the attaching plugs 68 and 14.

The differential mechanism, Fig. 1, fits directly upon the shaft of the door and comes within the clearance of the carriage which supports the door. I as made separately from the supporting castings as these gears can be purchased from commercial stock. The cup shaped form of the lower The gears 38 and 40 are shown gear 38 and the supporting drum form an oil' V :riage which rolls the door and the. mechanism to one side of 'the door aperture and this invention particularly facilitates this operation. The

braking drum and the gears are centered on the door shaft and come substantially within the clearance of the trackway, as' indicated at 20 in Patent 1,536,197.: The control mechanism sup- 7 ported by the base I! also comesrsubs'tantially withinthe clearance of the trackway. It should be understood thatthe bearing members are ap- I plied through base I] when the apparatus is applied to an existing carriage, otherwise these members may be "formed from the stock of the" frame 12.

notr=transmitted through gearingand there are 'no movin'g'parts within "the drum for affecting the braking. The drive of the control mechanism; through .the framed! and frictioniwheel' vM. adapts itself to thedisplacement of the door;

shaft in any direction; r

'I'he invention, is shown applied with adifferential gear of the well known commercial ,type.

t Itshould be-understood however that the invention can be applied with different forms of differential gearswhich have a planetary memp *ber, and it may be applied with a difierential gear of the hydraulic type'in which a fluid "is V may be interchanged; For instance the top member, may be regarded as the planetary and V 1 if this member is'held-in a neutral position the forcedbetween the members of the hydraulic mechanism. through the differential member .without the use of spur gears. 7

It should: he understood that the function lof the driving member, the drivenmember and the vplanetarymeniiber of the differential mechanism j middle member 35 will rotate withthe driving '1 member 3!].1 V V V Y The operationpf the mechanism in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 will be understood from thedescription V 'of'Fig. l2 iniwhich, retardingfl'oauses the plane tary. member 35,:to'be rotated until I9 engages.

roller 2| and applies tension to the brake'band l'8 to apply the brakes and reduce the speed. The speed reduction lessens the retardation and enables 43 to rotate at the same speed as'32, .or at agigreater speed if the spring 55 restores the J planetary memberto the released position thereby releasing the brakes and restoring normal conditions. If a brake applicationhas been made I the member 43 mustbe'rotated in the re'versedirection at a greater speed than the shaft I l to release the application. This tends to'dampen the speed of shaft H.

It should be noted from the operation of the system that the power for operating the brakes is .derivedfrom the driving shaft H, and that the braking effeictis produced by retarding the driven member 43'," with relation to the driving member; x

In this construction itrwill be observed that the braking system is'self-contained at the 'end ofth'evertical shaft. The .brake drum. overlaps and partially encloses vthe braking member 23 hare 'allfmountedftorevolve about the'centre of thereby. savingvertical space, The drum; the controlling cam and the speed control member ,43

the shaft. The mechanism; apart from the levers 7 for'tensioning the brakeband and the speed control" device is mounted on the shaft.

-- -The speed "control member 43 operates the icomparatively light speedcontrol device :44 at an increasedspeed, and the mechanical retarda- 'The'braking effect is obtained by applying ten- 'sionto the brake band to move it relative" toithe, 'drumrotating' about the'door 'axis'. The braking is thus applied direct to the'door shaft and is 4. A braking system comprising tion between the device and the speed control member causes the cam to operate the brake. The extent of this retardationis regulated by the 5 rheostat illi when the' 'electricalcontrolis used; 'by the brake I02, I03 when the centrifuge is 'used and by the valve I08 when the air flowde- 'vicelfl5 is used. a ;V t

The power for operating the brakes isderived l0 from the shaft tobe braked and is applied bya cam mounted on this shaft andoperated by-the .retardingdevice; b 1 i i I V r The brake band is'held in alignment by a self-f centering device having -a free'motio-n' in two 7 directions at right angles to 'eachother and'havr ing a bias to bring the band to the centre of. the

groove in the drum, but'without impeding the movement of the bandiaround the drum.

The ends of"the;'brake bandare connected g0 toa three way. crank, theoperating end vof which en-gages the'operating cam. Each .endof the brake-bandis connected to one arm of the crank" f "by a universal connection' in which the'band may move relativeto thecrank arm in two planes at $5 right angles to each other.- One of the crank arms is connected with the operating end of the crank by .a lost motion so that-motion is 'not impartedto the brake baridby an initial move- Y ment of the. operating enfd.

Thebrake band is maintained inoperative relation to the brake drum'although the axis of the drum mayfshiftwhile the axis of the crankop- V erating the brake band remains fixed. The V V tension on the brake band is self adjusting underthese conditions. 'Havingthus described myinvention, I claimt 1.'A braking system comprising. arotating brake drum having'a sleeve'rotating with the drum, a brake band for said drum, means forays- Q9 plying a pull to said brake band and V a V cam mounted upon said sleeve and rotatable about the same axis as said brake drum for controlling said' 'means.

2. A braking system comprising-a supporting .45 frame, a rotating brakedrum mounted on said frame, a brake band for saiddrum, meats in cluding a supporting member pivoted 'to said frame for operating said brakeband to applyand V release the 'brake's and a cam rotatable about 50 the axis of said drum for controlling said meahsf-f the distance between saidj'supporting member and the axis of said drum being variable.

3. A. braking system comprising a horizontally disposed rotating brake drum, a. brake band for .5 5 said drum, a pivoted arm, a link having a jaw? 'at 'one end pivoted to said arm with a pivot par allel to the axis of the drum at the other end, a

tancebetween said member and the axis of said.

brake drum being variable; and means for auto- 3 matically adjusting said brake 'band to said variable distances. I

5 A braking system comprising a rotating a brake drum, a brake band for said drum, means including a supporting member for I operatingt7 said brake band connected to the ends of said band, and pivoted self centering means supporting said band intermediate its ends.

6. A braking system comprising a horizontal rotating brake drum, a brake band for said drum, means for operating said brake band to apply and release the brakes including pivotal connections for the ends of said brake band, said pivots being at right angles to the axis of said drum, and self centering means supporting said brake band intermediate its ends.

'7. A braking system comprising a differential mechanism having a driving'and a driven member connected by a planetary member, a braking mechanism operated by the planetary member as it is moved from a neutral position, yieldable means for normally maintaining said planetary member in the neutral position and means independent of said mechanism for retarding the driven member to cause movement of the planetary member.

8. A braking system comprising a differential mechanism having a driving and a driven member connected by a'planetary member, a braking mechanism operated by the planetary member as it is moved from a neutral position, yieldable means for normally maintaining said planetary member in the neutral position, a retarding member independent of said mechanism for retarding the driven member and means for automatically regulating the retardation of said retarding member.

9. A braking system comprising a differential mechanism having a driving'and a driven member connected by a planetary member, a braking mechanism operated by the planetary member as it is moved from a neutral position, a spring normally moving said planetary member to a neutral position and means independent of said mechanism for retarding said driven member to overcome said spring and move said planetary member to the operating position.

10. A braking system comprising a driving shaft, a braking drum and a driving member of a differential mechanism mounted to rotate with said shaft, said differential mechanism comprising a planetary member and a driven member connected With said driving member by said planetary member, means independent of said mechanism for retarding said driven member to cause movement of said planetary member, and braking means for said drum operated by said planetary member.

11. A braking system comprising a differential mechanism having a driving and a driven member connected by a planetary member, a braking mechanism operated by the planetary member as it is moved from a neutral position, yieldable means for normally maintaining said planetary member in the neutral position, and means independent of said mechanism engaging said driven member by friction for retarding its movement to cause movement of the planetary member.

12. A speed control system comprising a driving shaft, a differential mechanism having one member connected With said shaft, a planetary member biased to a neutral position, a driven member operatively connected with the first member by said planetary member, a braking mechanism operatively connected with said planetary member and a speed limiting device connected with said driven member to cause movement of the planetary member when a predetermined speed is exceeded.

13. A speed control system comprising a driving shaft, a differential mechanism having onemember operatively connected with the first member by said planetary member, a braking mechanism operatively connected with said planetary member, and an electric generator connected with said driven member to retard said member and cause movement of the planetary member to the brake operating position.

15. A speed control system comprising a driving shaft, a differential mechanism having one member connected with said shaft, a planetary member biased to a neutral position, a driven member operatively connected With the first member by said planetary member, a braking mechanism operatively connected with said planetary member and an electric generator connected with said driven member to retard said member to cause movement of said planetary member to the brake operating position, said planetary member controlling the circuit of said generator.

16. A braking system comprising a brake drum, a brake band for said drum, a cam for operating said brake band, a member pivoted on the same centre as the brake drum for operating said cam and a device engaging said member by friction for operating said member to operate the cam.

a brake band for said drum, a cam for operat ing said brake band, a member pivoted on the same centre as the brake drum for operating said cam and a rotating device engaging said member to affect its movement and means for regulating the movement of said device. 7

18. A braking system comprising a brake drum. a brake band for said drunrna cam for operating said brake band, a member pivoted on the same centre as the brake drum for operating said cam and a retarding device engaging said mem ber to affect its movement and means for varying the retardation of said device as the degree of bra-king is varied.

19. A braking system comprising a brake drum, 5

a brake band for said drum, a cam for operating said brake band, a member pivoted on the same centre as the brake drum for operating said cam and a retarding device operated by the movement of the drum and co-operating with the cam for applying the brakes.

20. A braking mechanism comprising a rotating member, a brake drum, a brake band for said drum, a cam for operating said brake band, a

spring controlled arm supporting a member in engagement with said rotating member by friction and means for operating said cam by said arm supported member.

21. A braking mechanism for a vertical shaft comprising a differential mechanism having a planetary member mounted on the shaft, one member of said differential mechanism rotating with the shaft and having a braking surface, a braking shoe for said braking surface, said plane- 40 17. A braking system comprising a brake drum,

taryfmember having a cam formed thereon" and means operating said'brake shoe by said cam,

said differential mechanism, having another Q member foroperating said planetary member.

, 22. A braking mec'hanism'for a :vertical shaft comprising a differential mechanism having a' ,member with a sleeve mounted to rotate with the shaft and having abraking surface, a planetary tary member having acam formed thereon and, another'side, a brake shoe for said drum operated by 'said cam and means for'controlling the 1'2 'memberand another member freely mounted on said'sleevea braking shoe for'said braking surface said planetary member having a cam formed thereon" and'means operating said brake slide by said ica'm and a deviceregulated by speed 'operaf tivelyengagingsaid other member-to cause movemerit of said planetary member? a 23. A braking mechanism for avertical shaft ."jcompri singa bearing for. the shaft; a1" braking 'd'rumm'ountedto rotate With the shaft, said drum being larger than the bearing and partially en closing the bearing, said drum 7 formingone side of adifferential mechanism comprising a planetrol the brakes. r r r I 24. A braking mechanism for a shaft comprising a differential mechanism having one member other side of the differential mechanism to con irgtating with the shaft and formed in a braking drum,,a planetary member and a second member rotating on the same 'axisias 'said'shaft, a brake fband for'said drum, means for operating said.

brake band by said planetary member and means controlling said second member to control the V V g brake. V r 7 25. A braking mechanism: for a revolving door 7 comprising a'carriage, a shaft for the door having comprising a vertical zontally disposed'brake mum; on: said shaft, a horizontally disposed brake band for said drum, 7 means responsive to speed foroperating sa'id' brake band and a'horizontallyiswingin'g arm con a bearing on said carriage, a brake drum on the end of said shaft, "a brake band for said drum,

operating'connections;for saidrbrake band pivoted on said carriage and means responsive to speed for operating said brake band. a

261A braking m :cha'nism', for a revolving 7 door shaft for the" door, a hori nected to said brake bandintermediateits ends,

for centering said brake band on thedrum.

' 5 '27. 'Abrakingmecha'nism comprising a brake drum, a' brake band for said drum, a' three arm crank having one :a'rrn' connected to one end or, 1 the brake band and ianother arm connected to the other end of the brake band and means 'as- 'sociated with the third, arm for operating the other two arms' to apply the brake,'one of 'the arms connected 'with the brake band being connected with thejoperating arm through a' lost m'otion connection. V a r 1 I 281A braking mechanism comprisinga horizontal brake drum, a horizontally disposed brake band engaging said brake drum, a horizontally disposed crank for operating said brake band, havin'g'a pair of arms, a link pivoted 'to each of i ,7 said arms by a vertical pivot and each end of the brake band pivotally connectedto each link by a horizontal pivotf V 29. A braking system comprising a braking drum, a brake band for said'drum; means forep- .plying tension to the ends of said'brake band to apply the brakes and a support for said brake bandintermediate its ends, said support compris ing a member mounted to move at right angles to shaft, said planetary spring normally the brake'band on the periphery of the drum.

the aids Brin drum and bemg'rieew move ,with

30. A braking system comprising av brake drum, 7

a brakeband for said drum; meansffonapplying tension to the ends ofv saiddbrake band toapply ,the' brakes and" a support for said; brake band 1 intermediate its;ends,';said support QOmprising a:

member normally swingingfin the plane ofthe V brake drum but h'avirig a free'movernent at right angles thereto and'having a bias to bring itto f the, normal position.

V 1 3 1. Abrakingsyst m comprising ajdiffer ential mechanism having a planetary m'ember'with -a member on each side thereof ,a shaftto be braked; said, difierential, ,rn'e'chanism ;mounted on I said shaft and one of .saidimembers' rotating with said r member beingzmountedfor rotationfree of .said shaft, a spring'operatively connected withjsaid planetary membe'r tothold it in a normal position,a brake 'shoe,;means for s bringing's'aid'brake shoe into the braking posi-a tion bysaid planetary member as said member is moved from the normal position,'the brake oper- V ation being controlled by the other member of the differential mechanism.

32. A braking system comprising a differential mechanism having a driving and a driven mem lber 'connected by a planetary member, albraking v mechanism operated by the'movement of said planetary member, means for maintainingsaid planetary member in a neutral postion and a V centrifuge operated brake 'for r retarding-said V driven member to cause movement of the 'plan'etary member., I

33. A braking system mechanism having a driving and a driven member connected by a planetary member, a braking mechanism operated by the movement of said planetary member, meansfor maintaining said planetary member'in a neutral position and an,

air fan for'retarding said driven member to cause movement of the planetary 'member;

34. A brakingsystem comprising a differential mechanism having adriving and a driven mecha nismconnectedby a planetary member; abrak ing mechanism operated by the movement vof said planetary member, means formaintaining said planetary member in a neutral position, means associated with an air flow forretardingsaid driven memberto cause movement of th'eplane tary member and means for controlling said air flow. a 35. A support for a brakeband'on-a brake drum comprising a fixed stem, an arm pivotally mount- 1 ed' on said stem through a slotted aperture, a holding said arm in a predeter comprising a differential mined position and alink pivotally connecting 1 said arm with the brake band, said link being ,mounted to move freely on said arm with the longitudinalmovement of the brake bandandlbeing held rigid by said arm to resist the transve'rse movement of the band;

361 A-braking syst m fora revolving door com 7 prising a vertical shaft supporting and revolving b5 with the door, a horizontally disposed braking drum on the end of said shaft, a brake shoe for f said drum and a'camoperating about the axis'of said shaft controlling said brake band to apply and release the brakes.

7 '37. A brakingsystem for a revolving door com- 1 prising a vertical shaft supporting and revolving with the door, a differential mechanism having 7 V V a planetary member mounted on theaxis or" said 1 shaft; a braking mechanism operated by said I planetary member and means for operating said differential mechanism to apply the brake when a predetermined speed is exceeded.

38. A braking system comprising a differential mechanism having a driving and a driven member connected by a planetary member, a braking mechanism operated by the movement of said planetary member, means for maintaining said planetary member in a neutral position, an electric generator connected with said driven member to retard said member and cause movement of the planetary member and means controlling the circuit of said generator by said planetary 7 member.

comprising a carriage, a shaft for the door having a bearing in said carriage, a brake drum on said shaft, a shoe pivotally mounted on said carriage engaging said brake drum and means responsive to the speed of said shaft for applying said brake shoe to said brake drum.

41. An article of manufacture comprising a differential mechanism having a driven element and a driving element and a planetary member. pivotally mounted on the same axis, said planetary member having a gear connecting said elements and a'spring connected with said planetary member to move it to a biased position and a cam on said planetary member.

42. An article of manufacture comprising a *"difierential mechanism having a planetary member and a pair of members connected therewith through a floating connection, said planetary member being pivotally mounted and yieldable means connected with said planetary member to place it in a biased position and a cam on one of said members.

MATTHEW H. LOUGHRIDGE. 

